QTL mapping technology using variance components in general pedigrees applied to the poultry industry

The subject area for this thesis is detection of chromosomal regions or QTL causing complex variation at the phenotypic level. In particular, the differentiation of sources of additive and non additive variation. Unlike QTL mapping using divergent or inbred lines, this study aims to explore methods...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Rowe, Suzanne J.
Other Authors: de Koning, Dirk-Jan
Published: University of Edinburgh 2008
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Online Access:http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.562235